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CornVlIle;

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the evening he will deliver scientific
Temperance lecture in the Good Templars
Hall, at 7 o'clock.
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The above does not include nearly all
the parties who will operate on kennebcc
waters this season. Fairfield and Show
hogan firms will make important additions
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Your correspondent called at the house
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-23
HARD SCRABBLE.

New Barn.-Mr. T. j. and w. A.
Turner have had the old stone barn
on the old Turner estate torn down
and a handsome new frame barn
erected in stead. From information
we have received it was the oldest
barn of which we know and has stood
the storm about one and one-fourth
centuries. The frame work was burn
ed to the ground about three
quarters of century ago but was re-
built and although the walls were
greatly damaged by the fire it has
stood until the present time. 1t was
rather sad to see this old remnant of
antiquity fall to the earth but its
walls had become SO dangerous in the
past few years that it was considered
unsafe. The foundation of the new
barn was built with stone from the
old walls; SO the usefulness of this
ancient relict did not entirely close.
The new barn is being built by Mr..
Jacob G. Derr, who as barn builder
and master mechanic is widely and
favorably known throughout the
county. He has built fine barns in
all parts of the county, and his super
ior workmanship has acquired for
him an established reputation.
The writer had occasion to be pres
ent at the raising and can say that he
never saw a more efficient set of hands
nor a barn raised so rapidly before.
Messrs. Turner can congratulate them
selves on securing so thorough work
man as Mr.. Derr. j.
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NORTH MOUNTAIN.

The B. of E. of Hedgesville Dist.
met Tuesday, July IL and transacted
following business: Levy was laid
at 25 cents on Teachers and 12s on
Building Fund.
Trustees were appointed as follows !:
Sub-Dist. No. 1, DIR. d. r. Ross; No.
2, Luther Ropp; No. 8, Chas. Manor !;
No. 4, A. Taylor Harper; No. 5, S.
B. Jameson; No. 6, James Shipper;
No. z, Henry Sperow; No. 8, Geo. o.
Sperow and Milton Sellers No. 8,
James French, No. 10, John w. Ever
hart. The teachers salary, for No. 1,
$50; No. 2, S27; No. 8, SIS. The Board
adjourned until Saturday, Oct. Sth at
2 O'Clock, p. m.
Mr.. George Newkirk at l.. George
town has just had his new barn tin
rooted. Mr.. Lee Lingamfelter did
the work in a very creditable and
workmanlike manner. Call on him
when you want tin-roofing done.
Mr.. John French who was ill last
week is able TO be at work again.
Hon. w. III. III. Flick has built booth
at McCoy's Ferry where he and friends
may often be found INDUCING in the
art piscatorial.
The large flour-mill of Mendenhall's
at Sir Johns Run burned on Tuesday,
July 18th. The fire originated from
the engine.
The girls and boys of Sir Johns
went on fishing excursion the 18th
at Dam No. 6. Every one enjoyed
himself but of course no fish were
caught.
The rain has improved the appear
ance Of vegetation. NELLIE.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-23
HEDGEsvILLE.

Among the recent arrivals in our
village are Miss Keaton of Washing
ton, Mrs. E. C. Williams of your city.
Mr.. George Appleby of Balto., and
Prof. Gardner of Md.
Misses Minnie and Blanche March
are visiting their sister, Mrs. e. P.
Beall.
Miss Rose oyer is visiting friends
in Middletown, Va.
Mr.. Stephen and Fanny Tabb OF
Louisville, KY. are the guests of Mrs.
Weaver.
Mrs. ]. T. Harris is visiting her pa.
rents in South Carolina.
The ladies of the M. e. Church,
South. will hold yard party in DIR
Harris yard. on the %, 90 and 80 Of
this month. The public are cordially
invited to attend.
Miss Masons have added much to
the appearance of their hall by having
it repainted.
Mr.. E. G. Harwood of your city is
spending few days. in our village.
We have been blessed with grand
showers of rain for the last few days
They have refreshened vegetation and
cooled the atmosphere.
Mr.. G.. Slyer who has been home fol
few weeks has returned to his bust
ness in Washington.
July 21st, 1887. REGULAR
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Give Them A Chance !

That is to say, your lungs. Also all
your breathing machinery. Very won
derful machinery it is. Not only the
larger air-passages, but the thousands of
little tubes and cavities leading from
them.
When these are clogged and choked
with matter which ought not to be there,
your lungs cannot half do their work,
And what they do, they cannot do well.
Call it cold, cough, Group, pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any of the fami-
ly of throat and nose and head and lung
distractions, all are bad. All ought to
be got rid of. There is just one sure way
to get rid of them. That is to take
Boschee's German Syrup, which any
druggist will sell you at rs cents bottle.
Even if everything else has failed you,
you may depend upon this for certain.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-23
NsBURG HERALD, SATURDAY, july %, 1887.
A SOCIAL NUISANCE.

Martinsburg people in general rep
resent as fair an average of intelli-
gence, generosity and christian devo-
ton in life as will be found anywhere.
Its society is as evenly graded as the
wants of the best regulated commune
ty could desire. But nature has di-
vined that all great things shall have
following of that which is little,
from the sneaking foe lurking in the
wake of the huge ship that plows the
mighty waves, to the microscopic
parasite that hangs on to the fora and
fauna of land, air and sea. Society has
a freak ofnature peculiar to few locali-
ties, and this is one. 1t is that unde-
Unable, genderless quantity of old bag
busy-body botheration that hangs
around social and religious being like
the futtering moth around the glitter
Of the brightest light. It's incendiary
in its nature, and if the pivotal two.
edged sword that is the patented freak
of a parasitic fungus could work the
destruction it aims, nobody's life or
property would be safe. Not lope
in its brain has been sound for gener-
tions. 1t is regular incubator for
oSohAfbA dilo 5oooiPs - PacAOAiACo lAOsAh-
ing, and knows the why's and where
fores of all that is going on. 1t comes
not near you, yet it knows what you
wear, and say and do. 1t enters not
your house, but it knows to fine
point how you live, what you eat,
when you come and where you 60. It
finds its way into the home of respec-
liability through the kitchen door, and
lets on as if it had carte blanche at the
front gate. The grave will not even
rid you of its sting. 1t is an obnox-
ious weed that could not grow of it
self, but is nourished in some way by
those of whom better things are ex-
pected and when there are other more
useful plants that die for want of the
proper nourishment due them. You
say, why notice such trifling annoy
ance? Why does the huge mastiff or
massive New Foundland, turn upon
the miserable mongrel at his heels ?
And yet what good, for the next mo-
ment the cur is there again. So with
the social nuisance. The only remedy
seems to be to grin and bear it.
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from the Daily Gazette. |

SAD AFFAIR.-Little James, the 2
year old son of w. l.. Day, formerly
of this place, but now of Sewickly,
Penn, was drowned near that place
on Friday last. He was missing on
Friday and his remains found in the
river near by on Saturday. This sad
affair will be regretted by many of
their friends in this city.
Master Eugene Hollis is spending a
few weeks with friends in Morgan
county. From the amount of ammu-
nitions he took with him there will be
no squirrels left.
DIED.-On the 10th inst, at the
residence of her son-in-law, w. A.
Wysong, No. 1886 st. Paul ST., Balti-
more, Mrs. Munder aged So years.
An infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Hannis died Monday morning of con-
gestion of the brain, at their residence
on West Martin Street. Aged about
five months. 4
STUNNED BY LIGHTNING.-Mon-
day afternoon during the heavy storm
@ number of trees were blown down
and the streets In many places covered
with branches. Mrs. Chas. Bowers,
residing in Strinesville, was standing
in the garden near fence when the
lightning struck near by, stunned her
for about thirty minutes.
Mr.. Silas Martin, son of Mr.. s. III.
Martin, who has been in critical con-
dition for some time past, died Sun
day morning at 7 O'Clock. His death
occurred at the residence OF Mrs. Pres
ton B. LYLE, about six miles from
town. His remains were brought
home Monday afternoon. Funeral
services took place Tuesday evening
at s O'Clock at the Reformed Church.
Rev. r. d. Roller left for his Sum-
mer vacation.
Sixty-two carloads of live stock
passed through here Monday.
Mr.. Geo. Walters had two large
stacks of wheat blown over by the
storm Monday night.
Mr. VIM. Rutledge, proprietor ofthe
Continental Hotel, Is visiting friends
in York, Pa.
The Reformed Sunday School, OF
Frederick and Martinsburg, will hold
their annual picnic at Harper's Ferry,
August 9th.
The new contract for the building
for new warehouse has been award
ed Messrs. Small & Co. by the G. V.
r. r., to be built at this place.
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JEFFERSON ITEMS.

A delightful rain visited this locali-
ty last Saturday which delighted
the hearts of the farmers and made
things look fresh. 1t seemed to be
strictly local, for mile away they had
no rain. Fortune favors the good.
The new bridge at Shepherdst0wn
completed. 1t represents very inn
posing appearance and is decided
improvement over the old wooden
bridge.
The Potomac is now favorite resort
for city people and many are enjoy
ing the pleasures ofcamping out along
the river.
Shepherdstown has many attrac-
lions during the heated season. The
young ladies and gentlemen can
60 boating, ana an evening walk to
to the cliffs of the Potomac affords to
the average young people, excellent
opportunities to create sentimental
feeling and is no doubt conducive to
the expression of wonderful words of
love.
Mr.. Henry Shepherd, of I" Wild
Goose,n has purchased the fine pair of
iron grey horses owned by the pro-
VI tlIC Va Jul NAty .
They make an attractive appearance.
The colored people of Shenandoah
and vicinity. are holding camp
meeting at that place.
The Catholics of Shepherdstown had
Lawn Party at that place on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings OF
last week. 1t was success, financial.
ly and otherwise.
The teachers institute of this coun-
ty convened in Shepherd College Hall,
Monday, July II, and continued in
session five days. Under the instruc.
ton of Prof. Joseph McMurran assist.
ed by Prof. A. B. Bush, of Shepherd
College, the institute proved decided
success in every way. With SO able
an instructor as Prof. McMurran nc
teacher can feel that his time and
money were thrown away if he listen.
ed to the valuable instruction of oul
once beloved teacher. The proceed
ings of the institute / shall not report
but will state that general system OF
grading the schools was adopted and
ordered to be published. The teach
ers extend many thanks to the many
visitors for their attendance and fol
the interest manifested by them al
these sessions. julius.
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From the SbepherdstOicn Register.
Mrs. Margaret Gilbert died at her
residence near Harper's Ferry last
week, aged rs years.
Mr.. G. E. Haddox, County Clerk OF
Richie County, this State, was mar
ried to Miss Ella Carroll, of Harper's
Ferry, last week.
Joe Cephas, a young colored man OF
this town who suddenly and unac-
countably lost his mind, has been
taken to the Insane Asylum at Wes-
ton. He is perfectly harmless, but
his mind seems to have become utter
ly blank.
The railroad bridge will soon be
completed. The last iron span-the
one on the Virginia shore-is In place.
The main work yet to be done Is the
removing of the trestling, which Is
taken to pieces on the edge of the riv.
er and hauled up to the station by
wagons, where 1t Is to be loaded on
cars and sent away.
Work on Hotel Hamilton, the new
building in course Of erection by ex-
Gov. Hamilton, in Hagerstown, Is
going forward as rapidly as can be
accomplished by the large force of
hands at it. 1t Is the intention Of the
contractors to complete the building
in time for occupancy during the ap.
preaching agricultural fair, which will
be held the latter part of October.
LODGE ORaANIzED.--At a special
communication of the Grand Division
Sons of Temperance of Virginia, held
at Kearneysville, w. Va, July g.
1887, Deputy G.. w. p. A. s. Link and
other Deputy Grand Officers of Phe.
nix Division at Duffields, w. Va.
met at the Y. NJ. G. A. Hall at 8 O'Clock
p. m. for the purpose Of Instituting Q
Lodge of Sons Of Temperance at that
place. A charter was granted to Thos
w. Tucker, M. b. Miller, Charles Nc
Kee, Thomas A. Jones, Joseph A.
Hess, John G. Williams, Chas. Ruth.
erford, w. T. Thomas and James TIL
lett, for the same to be known as
Kearneysville Division No. IA, Sons
of Temperance.
TEACHERS SALAKIEs.-The Boards
of Education of the various districts
of the county have fixed the salaries
of the school teachers for the ensuing
year as follows: In Shepherdstown
district salaries have been raised from
$35 to $40 for first-class certificates
the Principal of the Shepherdstowr
Graded School Is allowed $500 a year
and the new Board has also allowed
the three assistants at the Graded
School $40 per month more than the
other teachers in the district, giving
Them $3.50 for the year Of nine months
In Charlestown district the salary ha!
been increased from $50 to $33. III
Harper's Ferry district it is cut dowr
from s37 to s33. In Middleway dis
trict the price is fixed at $50, AND
Kabletown district allows $35. It viii
be seen that Shepherdstown Is by fal
the most liberal of the districts in re
gard to payment Of teachers.
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BUNKER HILL ITEMS.

The late rains have done much
good.
The picnic season is booming ur
lively.
The corn is filling up nicely since
the rain.
Quite wind storm passed over this
place on Monday; houses, trees,
fences and grain were demolished,
roofs were taken off dwelling houses
by the wind.
The gardens and everything gener-
ally bear different appearance since
the cherished rains. So much sick
ness through the neighborhood is sup.
posed to be caused by the excessive
heat, but we are thankful the rain
has caused it to be more pleasant.
Mr.. Frank S. Gold is selling ont a
nice line of goods at cost at Rest, Va.
Give him a call and procure bargains.
He means to give you bargain. He
only asks you to come and see.
The moonlight picnic held near
Leetown last Thursday night was
quite a pleasant affair. The Com.
Messrs. James Strider, Cecil Baker
and Jones, did everything for their
guests enjoyment. The Light fam
tastic" was tripped, although it was
hot, until a late hour, when all return
ed home much delighted with the
evenings enjoyment.
A social hop was given Miss Ethel
Camp, of Washington City, one night
last week, at Maj. Stuckey's. Quite
number participated and all seemed
to have a good time.
We are much better " X" and
thanks for your kind remembrance.
Mr.. Rob. Gold who was bitten by a
horse few days since is much better.
Master Willie Stewart was bitten
in many places about the face by a
dog last week. He was attended inn
mediately by DIR. Swimley and is now
getting along nicely.
The "three days in the wilderness"
held by the colored people in this and
adjoining counties, will be big time
for the colored people. Sunday there
will be large crowd of both colored
and white persons present, as it is
near this place great many Will go
for curiosity if no more.
Mrs. e. A. Camp, brilliant and
interesting lady, of Washington, D..
c., and son Oswald. came over and
spent Sunday at Maj. Stuckey's.
Miss Nettie Newell, of Clarke
County, is the guest of the Misses
Shipe, near this place.
Mr.. Willis Scheu took lovely
"header" near this place on Sunday
last; we caught only glimpse but
my sympathy was extended.
We received copy of the Mar
tinsburg News Letter on Saturday,
published by F. Vernon Aler & Co.
1t is certainly excellent and newsy.
What is the result of"dog day ?''
OF course the rising and setting Of
"Sirius," or the dog star, with the
sun has been universally regarded as
the cause of the excessive heat during
the forty-two days. But why should
it be? it is the same before and after
we have noticed, and some poor SUI
perstitious ignoramus has suggested
long ago dogs are more susceptible to
rabidness, persons are more liable to
sickness, a bath will cause death,
and dozen other superstitious ideas
are now playing havoc with the SUI
perstitious mind.
July 22d, 1887. w.
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From the Gsarsestown Papers. /

"Aunt Nelly" a colored inmate
Of the County Infirmary, died at that
institution week or so ago, at the
advanced age Of 108 years.
Thanks to the Secretary for a copy
Of the Premium List for the 18th An
nual Exhibition Of the Shenandoah
Valley Agricultural Society, to BIO
held at Winchester, October 18th to
14th.
Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
has been for several days guest at
Mordington," the suburban resi-
dence of G. T. Mitchell, Esq. The
Senator declines to discuss the Sena-
torial situation in West Virginia, but
says he will consider 1t upon its mer-
its when it comes properly before tho
Senate for its action.
Little George, aged 8 years, son OF
Thomas M. and Mamie Shaull, near
Leetown. died July 10th, 1887.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-23

PARKERsBURG, w. VA, July 10.
"A second incendiary fire at Graf
ton last night totally destroyed the
blacksmith shops of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. The fire was
discovered about two o'clock right
in the midst OF two lumber yards.
Only the hardest work prevented a
serious confagration. The people
are thoroughly alarmed, as this is the
second fire in a week. A certain
man is suspected, and tonight the
town is being closely guarded. The
loss was not heavy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-07-23
Excitement in Texas.

Great excitement has been caused in
the vicinity of Paris, Tex, by the re-
markable recovery of Mr.. j. E. Corley,
who was so helpless he could not turn
in bed, or raise his head Everybody said
he was dying of Consumption. A trial
bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery was
sent in. Finding relief, he bought a
large bottle and box of DIR. King S New
Life Pills by the time he had taken two
boxes of Pills and two bottles of the Dis
covery, he was well and had gained
in flesh thirty-six pounds. Trial bottles
of this Great Discovery for Consumption
free at E. c. Williams Jr., & Bro.